Question After the Soviet Union launched ___1___ into space, the U.S. began to ___2___ .(1 point) Responses 1: Marshall Plan 2: provide grants and funding to technology companies. 1: Marshall Plan 2: provide grants and funding to technology companies. 1: HUAC 2: study further ways to create stricter border containment. 1: HUAC 2: study further ways to create stricter border containment. 1: Sputnik 2: increase funding for science to increase our technology (NASA). 1: Sputnik 2: increase funding for science to increase our technology (NASA). 1: Enola 2: put an end to all further incentives towards technology advancements.
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The correct response is:
1: Sputnik 2: increase funding for science to increase our technology (NASA).
This reflects the historical context of the Cold War, when the launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957 spurred the United States to invest more in its scientific and technological efforts, particularly through NASA.
